Lissa Carandang-Sweeney
Acting
Biography
Lissa Carandang-Sweeney is a mixed Filipino-American actor, producer, and costume designer based in New York City and raised in the greater Philadelphia region. Her debut as both lead actor and producer on the feature film Alice-Heart deepened her commitment to both disciplines, earning her Slamdance Film Festival’s 2025 Outstanding Acting Award, while the film received the festival’s Narrative Feature Grand Jury Honorable Mention.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Lissa Carandang-Sweeney
Filmography
Acting (15)
2025
Please, Smileas Luna
2025
Alice-Heartas Alice-Heart
10.0
2024
Crescendo Inas Claire
2024
Practice Spaceas Neighbor
2023
Scratch-Offas Nurse
2022
Long Beach Islandas Alice
2022
Fiber Opticsas Marlene
2021
We Are Living Thingsas Karaoke Girl
6.0
2021
Super Hotas Monica
4.7
2021
Total Immersionas Emily
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Buckets of Funas Susan
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Between Riversas Sam
Production & Directing (14)
2025
Hazy, Hot & StupidProducer
2025
Hazy, Hot & StupidCostume Designer
2025
Alice-HeartProducer
10.0
2025
Alice-HeartCostume Designer
10.0
2025
Alice-HeartStory Consultant
10.0
2024
Practice SpaceProduction Assistant
2023
Scratch-OffWardrobe Coordinator
2023
First TimeProduction Design
2023
First TimeCostume Design
2022
Long Beach IslandEditor
2022
Long Beach IslandWriter
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Buckets of FunProducer
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Always Nothing MuchCostume Design
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The FallsCostume Designer